Objective: To analyze the factors associated with functional disability in older adults with cancer treated at reference outpatient clinics in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study with 463 elderly aged 60 years or older. The outcome variable was the functional disability assessed using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL) developed by Lawton and Brody. The independ...
Objective: To analyses lung cancer incidence and mortality trends to gender and age group in Grande Cuiabá between 2000 to 2016. Methods: Study of times series applying incidence data from the Population-Based Cancer Registry of Cuiabá, and mortality data from Mortality Information System. Annual Percentage Change and the Average Annual Percentage Change were calculated in the incidence and mortality rate throu...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of occupational and environmental exposure according to sociodemographic factors in cancer patients treated at reference hospitals in the state of Mato Grosso. Methods: Cross-sectional study with cancer patients aged 18 years or older. The prevalence of exposure to pesticides, asbestos, lead, heavy metals, formaldehyde, benzene, exposure to industrial dust and handling of o...
RESUMOObjetivo: Analisar a sobrevida específica em 10 anos para o câncer de mama feminino na Grande Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil.Métodos: Coorte de base populacional composta por 61 mulheres diagnosticadas com câncer de mama, período 2008-2009, naGrande Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, seguidas até 2018 no banco de mortalidade regional. A sobrevida foi analisada por meio das curvasde Kaplan-Meier, com ajuste do modelo Weibu...
Objective: to estimate the prevalence of acute poisoning by pesticides and associated factors in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study, the outcome of which was acute intoxication in the month prior to the interview, as diagnosed by a physician; multivariate analysis was performed using Poisson regression. Results: we interviewed 753 individuals; acute intoxication occurred at a rate of...
FERREIRA, Marcelo José Monteiro; This article examines the factors asso - ciated with the notification of occupational ac - cidents by sentinel workers’ health centers in the municipality of Fortaleza in the northeast of Bra - zil. An analytical cross-sectional study was con - ducted of five sentinel workers’ health centers for serious and fatal occupational accidents. A total of 354 interviews were conducted w...
This article aims to estimate the prevalence and violence-associated factors in the work environment of female correctional officers in Brazil. A cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted in 15 female correctional facilities in Brazil’s five regions. Pearson’s chi-square test was performed. The Odds Ratio and Confidence Intervals were estimated for factors that showed a significant association or were con...